France

Corbieres

Medium

Cork

This new wine is named after a wind that blows in from the Mediterranean, cresting the massif before fanning down on the valley below. It sometimes brings fine weather (the ‘white’ Altan) and sometimes wet (the ‘black’ Altan); the wine was created to show off Aussières’ Carignan fruit when vinified by carbonic maceration (the blend is 37% Carignan, 36% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 7% Mourvèdre). Frost took 70% of the crop in 2021, but the remaining fruit was high in quality. This is dark black-red in colour, with sweet, alluring scents of dark berry fruit and a swirl of chocolate. As with the rosé, the palate is brighter, zestier and more impactful than the nose suggested: smooth, refreshing and quenching. An expression of Fontfroide more than Corbières in general.

Grenache / Garnacha

Syrah / Shiraz

Carignan / Cariñena

Château d’Aussières, Altan d'Aussières, Corbieres, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2021

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This new wine is named after a wind that blows in from the Mediterranean, cresting the massif before fanning down on the valley 

Unoaked

Château d’Aussières, Altan d'Aussières, Corbieres, Languedoc, France 2021

75cl

United Kingdom

British Pound

Waddesdon

Andrew Jefford

Château d’Aussières

Languedoc-Roussillon

Château d’Aussières, Altan d'Aussières, Corbieres, 2021

Still

Château d’Aussières, Altan d'Aussières, Corbieres, Languedoc, France 2021

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